Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds fast at No. 1

October 31, 2017

By Alan Grosbach, NAIA Associate Director of Athletic Communication

By Katie Green, Manager of Athletics Communications and Media

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) remains in the No. 1 spot in the latest edition of the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday. The Blue Raiders captured 11-of-17 first-place votes as well as 462 points.

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):

-Lindsey Wilson is the only team that remains undefeated in the Top 25 Poll.

-The Blue Raiders have won each of its contests in three sets except for one. Indiana Wesleyan is the only team to take Lindsey Wilson to four sets.

-Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the longest active streak in the Top 25 with 54 total appearance. The last 26 consecutive appearances have been in the top five.

-There has only been one program that has been able to maintain the No. 1 ranking for an entire season, with Fresno Pacific (Calif.) accomplishing the feat in 2004, 2008 and 2009.

Poll Methodology

-The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.

-The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.

-The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.

-Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”

-Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.